Historical Siege Illustrations

Antique engravings depicting significant sieges such as Ostend and Leiden, showcasing battles and military actions during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Cologne, Hogenberg, Frans, Middelburg passes to the prince, 1574, Middelburg passes to the prince after the siege, February 9, 1574. Arrival and entry of the army of the Prince of Orange. Top left the retreat of the Spanish troops under Mondragon. With a 12-line caption in German. Numbered: 21., print, prent, nieuwsprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 214 mm, width 295 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, prentmaker, 1574 - 1576, third quarter 16th century, derde kwart 16e eeuw, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Northern Netherlands, Siege and Conquest of the Strong City and Famous Seaport, Ostend. den 8 July 1706, Siege of Ostend, 1706, Conquest of Ostend from the French by the Allies under the Lord of Ouwerkerk after siege and bombardment, 6 July 1706. Printed on the sheet below the plate a text in 3 columns in Dutch., print, prent, nieuwsprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 403 mm, width 321 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1706 - 1706, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, letterpress

Cologne, Hogenberg, Frans, Middelburg passes to the prince, 1574, Middelburg passes to the prince after the siege, February 9, 1574. Arrival and entry of the army of the Prince of Orange. Top left the retreat of the Spanish troops under Mondragon. With a 12-line caption in German. Numbered: 21., print, prent, nieuwsprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 214 mm, width 295 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, prentmaker, 1574 - 1576, third quarter 16th century, derde kwart 16e eeuw, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Siege and relieved of Leiden, 1574; The siege and release of Leyden: 1574. Siege and relieved of Leiden, 1574. Map of Leiden and the surrounding area in a nutshell perspective, in the foreground battles between Geuzen and the Spanish soldiers. Above the title in clouds, an allegoric battle is conducted by personifications of freedom, Holland, Leiden, Oranje and the true faith. On either side examples of the paper emergency money during the toppieces brought in circulation. Apart from this a text sheet.

A view of the castle of Belem and the city of Lisbon as it appears from thence ; A map of the mouth of the famous river Tagus or the harbour of the city of Lisbon : to ye most noble & right honourable Iames O Hara Baron of Tyrawley envoy &c ; to ye honourable Charles Compton, Esqr. Consul General ; and to ye most worthy ye Brittish merchants of the city of Lisbon , Harbors, Portugal, Lisbon, Maps, Early works to 1800, Nautical charts, Portugal, Tagus River Estuary, Lisbon Portugal, Aerial views, Early works to 1800, Tagus River Estuary Portugal, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

French map of the city of Roses and Trinidad fortress. Xylography.

Ichnographia urbis Nidrosiae vulgo Dronheem in Norwegia eo statu, quo S.R.M. Sueciae vi pacis Rothschildica initae a Ser. Rege Daniae tradebatur anno 1658. Bar scale given in "ulnarum." 1200 = approximately 4.4 cm. Relief shown pictorially. In Samuel von Pufendorf's De rebus a Carolo Gustavo Sueciae rege gestis commentariorum libri septem. Norimbergae : Sumptibus Christophori Riegelij, 1696. Includes illustrated foreground, references, decorative title cartouche and ornamental border. "N. 81" --Lower right margin. Conservation of this piece was funded by Anna Kuznetsova-Schafer and Ronald Schafer.... , Norway , Trøndelag ,county , Trondheim

Hogenberg, French, Germany, Series 6: Dutch Events, 1571-1576 (copies), Victory over the Spanish fleet at Vlissingen, 1573, 22 -23 April 1573. The Spanish ships that wanted to relieve Middelburg are defeated by the water beggars on the Scheldt near Vlissingen. With a 2-line caption in German and the date. Unnumbered. The print is part of an album., print, picture, news print, album sheet, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 240 mm, width 310 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1573 - 1575, third quarter 16th century, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590

Defeat of the Sweden on Funen, November 26, 1659; Perfect representing Veldtslagh on Funen, through the Danish and Allied Volckeren and Hollandtsche Scheeps fleet; With the name of the city of Nieuburgh on Genae and Ongenae den November 26, 1659; Triumph about Funen. Taking the city of Nyborg by Michiel de Ruyter and the beating of the Swedish army through the Danes, 25-26 November 1659. Map of the part of the island of Funen with a city map with harbor. At the bottom right a large cartouche with the landing of the Danes and the Dutch on the island of Funen. The cartouche decorated with trophy of weapons and banners, on top of two putti with the weapons of the Republic and Denmark. In the foreground soldiers. A text sheet belongs to the print.

Bry, Johann Theodor and Johann Israel de, Northern Netherlands, Image of 't Casteel Amboyna, Arrival of the fleet at Ambon, 1605, Arrival of the fleet with six ships at the island of Ambon and the conquest of the Portuguese fort, January 21, 1605. Part of the illustrations in the report of the second voyage to the East Indies for the VOC under Steven van der Hagen, 1603-1608, No. 12., print, prent, nieuwsprent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 135 mm, width 170 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1644 - 1646, second quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception

Photo collection Government information service. engraving. undated. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Map and view of Olinda Olinda De Phernambuco. (title on object), The print consists of three parts. The map of the Brazilian city of Olinda in the state of Pernambuco in a bird's eye view, with the legend in Dutch in a cartouche. Above a view of Olinda seen from the water, with a legend in Dutch in a cartouche. On the right a bet with the activities in a sugar mill, and a legend in Latin. Text in Latin on the reverse, with vignette and initial letter (woodcut), grinding, milling (industrial processes), capture of city (after the siege), maps of cities, Olinda, Wenceslaus Hollar (mentioned on object), 1657 - 1660, paper, letterpress printing, h 344 mm × w 481 mm

Larache intake in Morocco by the Spaniards, 1610, 1610 - 1612 print Intake of Larache (EL-Haraich) in Morocco by the Spaniards, November 1610. Map of the coastal region, at the top right the coat of arms of the king of Spain. With caption of 4 lines in Latin and 4 lines in German and with legend A-L. Unnumbered. Cologne paper etching maps of separate countries or regions Marokko. Larache

Alva Besi serves Bergen in Hainaut. Bergen in Hainaut, won by Graaf Lodewijk van Nassau with List, Besieged by Alva, August 18, 1572. From the left will be the army of Willem van Oranje in an attempt to relieve the city. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 31. Printed on the back with text in Latin.

Rome, Allegri, Nicolo, Italy, Lucini, Antonio Francesco, The siege of Malta, Dimostratione di tutta la guerra, Survey of the entire battle on Malta, verso - stamped, Bird's-eye view of Malta with Maltese soldiers fighting Turkish soldiers. Italian explanatory list with numbers in bottom margin. Numbered Fo. XII., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 340 mm, width 437 mm, Italian, 1605, print maker, printmaker, 1665 - 1665, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever

Isles Du Cap-Verd - Die Inseln von Capo Verde , Cape Verde, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of Zoutleeuw, 1705, 1705 print Map of the reinforcements around the town of Zoutleeuw, conquered on the French by the Allies, 5 August 1705. With captions in Dutch and Latin. Fragment of a large album with nine performances of events from the year 1705 of the Spanish Succession War. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching / engraving maps of cities Salt lion

Intake of Grave by Parma, 1586, 1613 - 1615 print Siege and intake of Grave by Parma, 6 June 1586. The army of Parma storms a breach in the walls. In the foreground the Maas. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered 181. Printed on the back with text in Latin. Northern Netherlands paper etching capture of city (after the siege) Grave. Maas

Title sheet of historical hael, tire 5 (dl. 15), 1628; 'T Vyftiende part or the Vervolgh of the Historical Verhael Aller Duckwaeriger History. Those in Europe, as Duytlandt, Vranckrijck, Englandt (...) Nederland: in Asia (...) in Africa (...) in America (...) from Aprili of the year 1628. Until October were accident. Title page of historic hael, band 5 (dl. 15), 1628. Title page with two performances. Above the conquest at Cuba by Admiral ITA of the Spanish ships from Honduras, 1 August 1628. Under the relievance of Stralsund through the Danes. A cartouche with the title in the middle.

RECONQUISTA DEL FUERTE LA ISLA DE SAN GABRIEL EN RIO DE LA PLATA 1681 - B.AIRES27. Location: Archivo General de Indias. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.

CIVITATES ORBIS TERRARUM - ASILAH (MARRUECOS) - GRABADO - SIGLO XVI. Author: GEORG BRAUN 1541-1622 / FRANS HOGENBERG. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.

Map of De Waal and a face of Schenckenschans, 1635-1636. Sheet with two performances. Above a map with part of the walk of the Waal in Pannerden fifteen minutes, past Schenckenschans. At the bottom of the show a stack of weapons with banners and a few weapons. At the bottom of a face of Schenckenschans from the Rhine. The magazine is used in an ensemble with a map of the siege and the intake of Schenckenschans through the state army under Frederik Hendrik, 1635-1636.

A prospect of James Fort on the Island of St. HELLENA 1702 - 1707. Cartographic. Maps, Nautical charts. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. Forts & fortifications, Saint Helena

Augsburg, Hannas, Marx Anton, Northern Netherlands, Passe, Crispijn van de (II), Germany, Kurtzer und warhafftiger Bericht dess Jenigen, was auff dem schönen Eyland Formosa, who was auch dem darbey ligenden Eylandt Tyawan, und der Vöstung Seelandia on 5. July 1662. fürgefallen, as reported Vöstung an die Chineseen ubergangen, Conquest of Fort Zeelandia on Formosa by the Chinese and the torture and murder of the reformed preachers, 1661, Conquest of Fort Zeelandia on Formosa by the Chinese and the torture and murder of the reformed ministers. Four reformed ministers and a sick comforter captured, tortured and murdered on Formosa by the Chinese pirate Coxinga, 5 July and October 1661. At the top are the portraits of the four ministers Antonius Hambroeck, Arnoldus Vincemius, Petrus Muts and Leonardus van Campen. In the middle Hambroeck brings over the request for surrender of the fort. In the centre is a view of the fighting around Fort Zeelandia. Around this are ten small representations

16th cent. map of Goa. India.

Map of the British Isles. 16th century. 1543 (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

States of Holland and West Friesland, Amsterdam, Schenk, Pieter (I), Northern Netherlands, The Allies arrived in front of Quenoy on 9 June 1712, under the command of General Fagel. captured that fortress on 4 July, Map of le Quesnoy, 1712, taken by the Allies under Baron Fagel on 6 July 1712, after a siege begun on 8 June. With captions in Dutch and Latin. Fragment of a large plate with nine representations of events from the year 1712 of the War of the Spanish Succession., print, engraving, map, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 162 mm, width 192 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1660-12-26 - 1711, print maker, printmaker, 1712 - 1712, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever van privilege

Journey of the army of Maurits to Ostend (right page), 1600; PourTrict du Hardi et Belli Queux Voyage Faix Par Son Excellence Accompagné des Puissants Nobles Estats des Provinces Unies, Anno 1600. Tour of the state army under Prince Maurits to Ostend, June 19-27 1600. Right half of two magazines. The state fleet for Ostend. Upstairs, the state army draws through Flanders, around Bruges and Ostend in the direction of Nieuwpoort. At the top Cartouches with the title, a face of Dunkirk and inscriptions and legend in French. At the bottom of a verse in Dutch and the privilege.

Map of Maassluis and the banks of the Meuse, The Netherlands, print maker: Joost van Geel attributed to, Jacob Quack, 1665

DESEMBARCO DE FELIPE III EN LISBOA - 1622 DIBUJADO POR DOMINGO VIEIRA. Author: DOMINGOS VIEIRA (1570-1632). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. FELIPE III REY DE ESPAÑA Y PORTUGAL (1578-1621).

Situs loci in quo Sereniss. Princ. Sueciae General. mus. subito hoste q. inscio lintribus Vistulam inter Montower Spitz et paruum Montow trajecit, cohortes Polon. fugavit, locum stationi opportunum occupavit, fluminiq. Pontem imposuit d. 4. Aug: Ao. 1658 , Swedish-Polish War, 1655-1660, Maps, Early works to 1800, Piekło Województwo Pomorskie, Poland, Maps, early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Situs loci in quo Sereniss. Princ. Sueciae General. mus. subito hoste q. inscio lintribus Vistulam inter Montower Spitz et paruum Montow trajecit, cohortes Polon. fugavit, locum stationi opportunum occupavit, fluminiq. Pontem imposuit d. 4. Aug: Ao. 1658. Oriented with north towards the upper left. From Samuel von Pufendorf's De rebus a Carolo Gustavo Sueciae rege gestis commentariorum libri septem. Norimbergae : Sumptibus Christophori Riegelij, 1696. Includes illustrations of Swedish forces. "A" --Lower right margin. Conservation of this piece was funded by Anna Kuznetsova-Schafer and Ronald Schafer.. Shows Swedish and Polish forces and fortifications at Montauer Spitze near Piekło in 1658... , Poland , Pomeranian Voivodeship ,voivodeship Piekło

Old Map of Israel. Holy land map. Old 19th century engraved illustration from History of the Bible 1883

Different means to bring ships over the Pampus, ca. 1700, Cornelis Meijer, 1690 - 1710 print Leaf with an overview of the different means and ways to bring ships over the pampus (or other droughts). On the leaf under the plate is the explanation of the methods in 3 columns. The print has been folded and addressed by hand to Mr. Dirk Mels in Amsterdam. Amsterdam paper etching / letterpress printing raising a ship over a bar Ij. Pampus

De Stadt Alexandrie of Scanderik. The City Alexandria or Scanderik.. Ogilby, John (1600-1676). Illustrations, Prints. 1670. General Research Division. South Africa, Islands of the Indian Ocean, Islands of the Atlantic, Africa , Description and travel, Sailing ships

Map of Amsterdam, 1342, Anonymous, 1678 - 1680 print Map of Amsterdam as it would have looked in 1342, in a nutshell perspective. At the top right two putti with the coat of arms of the city. Along the bottom the title. Orientation: West Southwest Boven. paper etching / engraving maps of cities. coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (+ city; municipal) Amsterdam

Conquest from Cork and Kinsale, 1690; In taking Corck / far over ing from Kinsalen. Sheet with two representations of conquests by the army under King William III in Ireland. Above the conquest of Cork, under the intake of Kinsale in 1690. At the top right numbered: 245.

Siege from Ostend, 1706; Plan De La Ville d'Ostende. Map of the siege of Ostend by the Allies under Hendrik van Nassau, Mr. van Ouwerkerk, Bestzijded from 17 June, taken on July 6, 1706. Above left a cartouche with the title and the legend 1-57 in French. At the bottom left of a cartouche with a list of the regiments that participated in the siege with the arms of Hendrik van Nassau, Lord of Ouwekerk and the bottom right of a scratch: Eschelle the 300 toises.

Staten van Holland en West-Friesland, Amsterdam, Schenk, Pieter (I), Northern Netherlands, Leeuwe, commonly known as Sout-Leeuwe, in Brabant between Thienen and St. Truyen, liberated from the French, 5 Aug: 1705, Map of Zoutleeuw, 1705, Map of the fortifications around the town of Zoutleeuw, captured from the French by the Allies, 5 August 1705. With captions in Dutch and Latin. Fragment of a large plate with nine representations of events from the year 1705 of the Spanish Succession War., print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 155 mm, width 176 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1660-12-26 - 1711, print maker, printmaker, 1705 - 1705, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever van privilege

Overview map of the French coasts, 1726; Carte Generale de Toutes Les Costes de France Tant de la Mer Oceane Que Mediterranée; Les Forces de l'Europe, Asie, Afrique et Amerique (...) Comme Aussi Les Cartes des Côtes de France et d'Espagne. Overview map of the French coasts that are indicated which pieces have been mapped. Plate No. 30 in Part II of the Picture: Les Forces de l'Europe, Asia, Afrique et Amerique ... Comme Aussi Les Cartes des Côtes de France et d'Espagne from 1726, this first part with 238 by hand Numbered Plates of renowned strong cities and fortresses in the context of the Spanish Succession War 1701-1713. For most part, these plates have been copied to the anonymous French plates of renowned strong cities and fortresses: in Les Forces de l'Europe and in: Le Theater de la Guerre, Dans Les Pays-Bas, both originally published by Nicolas de Fer in Paris (1693-1697) In the context of the nine-year war. Title and inscriptions in French

SOLDADOS INGLESES LLEGANDO AL PUERTO DE BOSTON - 30/9/1768. Author: REVERE, PAUL.

Conquest from San Salvador in Brazil by Admiral Jacob Willekes, 1624; WAHRE EIGENTLIJK UND Right Corrigirte Abbildung des Starcken Un D Principal West Indianischen Haffens Totos Os Sanctos, Unnd der Statt S. Salvador (...) Welchen Die Hollendische West Indian Compag. Under Dem Admiral Jacob Wilckens in Diesem JAHR Wunderbarlicher und Man N Haffter Weiss Dem König von Spanien Aboved und erobert (...). The conquest of San Salvador in Brazil by Admiraal Jacob Willekes for the WIC, May 10, 1624. View of the city and forts at the entrance to the bay from which the Dutch fleet is shot. A text sheet belongs to the print. Links a bet with a card from the larger area. Under the plate a long text printed in 3 columns in German, with the legend 1-22 and A-B.

Olissippo quae nunc Lisboa ciuitas amplissima Lusi taniae, ad Tagum, toti Orientis, et multarum insularum Aphricaeque et Americae emporium nobilissimum , Lisbon Portugal, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Map of the French coast at Boulogne and Picardy, 1709; Les Costes de Boulenois et de la Picardie. Map of the French coast at Boulogne and Picardy, 1709. Left a large wind rose. Part of a bundled collection of plans of battles and cities renowned in the Spanish succession war. This plate belongs to the first 24 plates that together form a very large map of the Southern Netherlands.

VISTA DE GIBRALTAR LEVANTADA SOBRE LOS MAS EXACTOS PLANOS Y DOCUMENTOS DE 1782. Author: BARTOLOME VAZQUEZ. Location: CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Delineatio obsidionis urbis Stetini in Pomerania à Cesareanis et Confoederatis incaeptae d. Septemb. et derelictae d. Novemb. Anni 1659 , Swedish-Polish War, 1655-1660, Campaigns, Maps, Early works to 1800, Szczecin Poland, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

The city Quang-chew-fû, or Canton. Prints, Illustrations. 1745 - 1747. Rare Book Division

Tabula exibens situm locorum ubi Sereniss: et Potentiss: Rex Carolvs Gvstavus superato non sine singularij numinis diuini auxilio freto balthico minori, glacie pontis vicem praebente copias Danorum fudit totaque insula Fionia potitus est, d. 30. Ian A.V. 1658 , Swedish-Polish War, 1655-1660, Campaigns, Maps, Early works to 1800, Little Belt Denmark, Maps, Early works to 1800, Middelfart Denmark : Kommune, Maps, Early works to 1800 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

Photo collection Government information service. engraving. undated. Groningen

Cartography, 18th century. The island of Mozambique, from Portuguese discoveries by Francois Lafitau, 1733.

. Sheet with two faces on the city counterpatm. Above a face of the fortification, with the text: 'A the Moors Casteel'; Under a view of the city, with the text: 'B Dutch loose'.

Kaart van of Naturlijke Haven Van Puerto de Pasajes, ca. 1693-1696; Plan of the port of the passage in Spain (...); The forces of Europe, or description of the main cities, with their fortifications: designed by the best ingenieurs, particularly those (...) of France, whose plans have been lifted by M. de Vauban.map of the Natural Harbor of Puerto de Pasajes to the Spanish North Coast at San Sebastian, ca. 1693-1696. Part of the Sixth Part (1696) of the Picture in Which Bundles Are The Eight Parts of the Forces of Europe Issued Between 1693-1697. The Printing Works Consistencuts of 175 Flat Plans (from Sebastien Le Preterre, Lord of Vauban) from Renownedred Strong Cities and Fortresses in the Nine-Year War. Title and registrations in French.

Prospect of the coast from El Mina to Mowri; Negro canoes carrying slaves at Mansrow; Prospect of St. Georges castle at El Mina. Prints, Illustrations. 1745 - 1747. Rare Book Division

Smolensk a map of the abolition of the Smolensk siege in 1634 a fragment of the whole consisting of 16 boards, reflected from 12 larger and 4 smaller records Hondius, Willem (ca 1600 1660)

Conquest of the silver fleet in the Bay of Matanzas by Admiraal Piet Heyn, 1628; Conquest from the Silver Fleet in Bay Matanca. Ao. 1628; Cort Verhael van 't conquest of Silver Fleet / in Bay Matanca / Anno 1628. Conquest from the silver fleet in the Bay of Matanzas by a fleet of the WIC under the command of Admiraal Piet Heyn, September 8, 1628. At the bottom left a map of the island Cuba. At the top Round Portraits of Admirals Hendrick Cornelisz. LONCQ and Piet Heyn. Printed on the blade under the show A description of the events in 3 columns with the legend 1-20, followed by six columns with a list of the loot per ship.

Gammelamme on the island of Ternate, 1599, 1619 print Arrival of the two Dutch ships at the city of Gammelamme on the island of Ternate, 1599. Part of the illustrations in the travelogue from the second shipping to the East Indies under Jacob Cornelisz. van Nes and Wijbrant van Warwyck in 1598-1600. No. 25. Northern Netherlands paper engraving exploration, expedition, voyage of discovery. landscapes in tropical and sub-tropical regions Ternate. Old

CIVITATES ORBIS TERRARUM - SAN SALVADOR DE BAHIA - GRABADO - SIGLO XVI. Author: GEORG BRAUN 1541-1622 / FRANS HOGENBERG. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Kopie naar de oorspronkelijke titelprent voor Houtmans Journael vande reyse der Hollandtsche schepen ghedaen in Oost Indien,1598.Copy to the original title print for Houtmans JOURNAEL VANDE REYSE DER HOLDELSCH SHEPS GHEDAEN in EAST, 1598. The departure of the four ships: Duyfken, Amstelredam, Mauritius and Hollandia from Amsterdam for the first sea tour to the East Indies. On the right the governor of Bantam, left the native prince of Bantam and down residents of East Indies, on the right a Dutchman. Numbered at the bottom right: no. 1.

CIVITATES ORBIS TERRARUM - CEUTA - GRABADO - 1572. Author: GEORG BRAUN 1541-1622 / FRANS HOGENBERG. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.

Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Germany, Furck, Sebastian, Wahre Eigentliche und Recht correctirte Abbildung des starcken und principal West Indianischen Haffens Totos os Sanctos, unnd der Statt S. Salvador welchen die Hollendische West Indianische Compag. under dem Admiral Jacob Wilckens in Diesem Jahr wonderful and mannhaffter weiss dem König von Spanien abgenomen und erobert, Conquest of San Salvador in Brazil by admiral Jacob Willekes, 1624, The conquest of San Salvador in Brazil by admiral Jacob Willekes for the WIC, May 10, 1624. View of the city and forts at the entrance to the bay from which the Dutch fleet is fired upon. The print includes a text sheet. On the left an inset with a map of the larger area. Below the plate a long text printed in 3 columns in German, with the legend 1-22 and AB., print, prent, nieuwsprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 500 mm, width 360 mm, 1600 - 1655-06-01, print maker, prentmaker, 1624 - 1624, first quarter 17th century,

MS 2957 F 96V Y 97 COSTA DEL PUERTO DE CALLAO - MAPA DEL SIGLO XVII. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Entry of the Cardinal Vund Erterzherzogen Alberti zu Brußel,DOUT ANNO DE , Februa, From the history sheets , Entry of Archduke Albrecht VII, In Brussels on February , Abraham Hogenberg, Copper Engraver

The Hague, Beeck, Anna, States of Holland and West Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Call, Jan van (I), Map of the landing in the Bay of Vigos as well as the taking of two castles and the capture of the Spanish silver fleet anchored in the Bay before Redondella on 23 and 24 October 1702, Naval battle in the Bay near Vigo and the capture of the Spanish silver fleet, 1702, Map of the naval battle in the Bay of Vigo in which the French and Spanish fleet were defeated by the combined English-Dutch fleet on 23 October 1702. Top right a drapery with a list of the captured and burned French ships; bottom left the order of battle of the English and Dutch ships. Print is part of an album., print, picture, map, album page, prints, height 490 mm, width 720 mm, 1656 - 1706, print maker, printmaker, 1702 - 1702, paper, etching, etchings, hand colouring, Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, 1657 - 1717, publisher, granter of privilege, colourist

GRANDES VIAJES - 1590 - AMERICA - PARTE 3 - GRABADO - ESPAÑOLES ATACADOS POR LOS INDIOS. Author: BRY THEODORE. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - 10 October 1659), was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant. He led the first known European expedition to reach the islands of Van Diemens Land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand and to sight the Fiji islands, which he did in 1643. Tasman, his navigator Visscher, and his Merchant Gilsemans also mapped substantial portions of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. A view of the Murderers Bay, as you are at anchor here in 15 fathom, a drawing made by Abel Tasmans artist on the occasion of a skirmish between the Dutch explorers and Maori people at what is now called Golden Bay, New Zealand. This is the first European impression of Maori people.

Sea battle in the bay at Vigo and the conquest of the Spanish silver fleet, 1702; Caarte Vande Landingh in the Baay of Vigos as a measurement of two castels and the abolition of Spaansche Silvre fleet ten Ancker laying in Baay for Redondella den 23 and 24 October 1702. Sea battle card in the Bay of Vigo where the French and Spanish fleet involving the French and Spanish fleet On October 23, 1702 reports are made by the combined English-Dutch fleet. At the top right a drapery with a list of the conquered and burnt French ships; At the bottom left the order order of the English and Dutch ships.

Amsterdam, Ottens, Reinier (I) & Josua, Northern Netherlands, Pictures of the Castle and the City of Batavia, located on the large Eylandt Iava-Maior, int Coninckrijck van Iaccatra, Map of Batavia, ca. 1740, verso - stamped, Map of the city and castle of Batavia on Java, ca. 1740. Bottom right the legend AI, az and 1-21. At the bottom a cartouche with a view of the city from the water., print, prent, map, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 402 mm, width 518 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1725 - 1751, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Nederlands, publisher

Staten-Generaal, Amsterdam, Danckerts, Cornelis (I), Rodenburgh, Jan Cornelis van, Siege and capture of Den Bosch by Frederik Hendrik, 1629, (sheet bottom left), Large map of the encirclement of Den Bosch during the siege by the Dutch army under Frederik Hendrik, from 1 May to 17 September 1629. Consisting of 4 plates and 4 text sheets. This is the sheet bottom left with part of the map and a large cartouche with details of two watermills and the damming of the Dommel., print, prent, nieuwsprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 497 mm, width 555 mm, 1604-06-13 - 1656-04-27, print maker, prentmaker, 1630 - 1630, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, surveyor, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilege

Cartography, Italy, 16th century. The Strait of Messina. From Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Franz Hogenberg (1540-1590), Cologne. Engraving

Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Northern Netherlands, Cornelisz., Lambert, News report about the battle of Nieuwpoort, The battle of Nieuwpoort, 1600 (sheet 4), bottom right - engraved, The Battle of Nieuwpoort, July 2, 1600. Fighting in the dunes between the Dutch army and Spanish troops under Albrecht; the Spanish army flees. Bottom left the capture of Mendoza. In the representation a cartouche with Latin text; above and below the plate texts in Roman and Gothic script in Dutch. This plate numbered 4 from a group of 4 sheets in a news report about the Battle of Nieuwpoort., print, prent, nieuwsprent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, C.J.Visscher excudit, center bottom - engraved, 4, height 435 mm, width 260 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1600 - 1649, first quarter 17th century, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, letterpress printing, Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher

Kaart van Zeeland, 600. Situs Zelandiae qualis fuerat a:o IC post natum Christum, quo tempore Willebrodus huius incolas ad fidem christianam covertit (...) (title on object). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1650 - 1749. Measurements: h 576 mm × w 517 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Hollandiae septentrionalis & Frisiae occidentalis accuratissima delineatio. Map of the Province of North Holland. Relief shown pictorially. Inset: Insulae adjacentes Texel, Vlieland, & Schelling. Elaborately engraved cartouche surrounds inset map. Cum Privilegio Ordinum Hollandiae et Westfrisiae. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Part of composite portfolio atlas with title "Collection of old maps.".. Collection of old maps. Collection of old maps, Netherlands

Shelling of Maastricht by the French, 1673. Bombing of Maastricht during the siege of the city by the French armies from 27-30 June 1673. At the top a medallion with the portrait of the French king Louis XIV. Printed on the leaf under the plate is a text in 2 columns in German with decorative edge.

Photo collection Government information service. engraving. undated. Noord-Holland, Weesp

I. Tamaraca.. Ogilby, John, 1600-1676. Maps, Atlases. 1671. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. America, West Indies, British , History

Cartography, 18th century. Map of Martinique created by Matthieu Seutter. Details: Merchants and Native American Indian.

Under King Manuel I, the Portuguese set up a government in India in 1505, six years after the discovery of a sea route to Calicut in southwest India by Vasco da Gama. The Portuguese originally based their administration in Kochi, or Cochin, in Kerala, but in 1510 moved to Goa. Until 1752, the State of India’ included all Portuguese possessions in the Indian Ocean, from southern Africa to Southeast Asia, governed by either a Viceroy or a Governor. In 1752 Mozambique got its own government, and in 1844 the Portuguese Government of India stopped administering the territories of Macau, Solor and Timor, restricting themselves to the Malabar coast. At the time of British India's independence in 1947, Portuguese India included a number of enclaves on India's western coast, including Goa proper, as well as the coastal enclaves of Daman and Diu. Portugal lost the last two enclaves in 1954, and the remainder in 1961, when they were occupied by India (although Portugal only recognized the annexa

Map of the Markizaat van Belle Ile, ca. 1693-1695, 1693 - 1695 print Map of the Markizaat van Belle Ile. Part of the third part (1695) of the print work in which the eight parts of Les Forces de l'Europe are published between 1693-1697. The printed work consists of 175 plates with plans (from Sébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban) of renowned strong cities and fortresses in the Nine Years War. Title and inscriptions in French. print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching maps of separate countries or regions Beautiful island

Perrissin, Jean, Cologne, Hogenberg, French, Series 3: French Wars of Religion, 1559-1573, Peace at Orléans between Huguenots and Catholics, 1563, 13 March 1563. The parties conclude peace on an island outside the city. With an 8-line caption in German. Numbered: 20., print, history print, album page, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 206 mm, width 277 mm, Dutch, German, 1540 - 1590, print maker, printmaker, 1565 - 1573, third quarter 16th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1538 - 1611

View of Massa / Mödling. View of Mödling and surroundings. Bottom left a bet with image of people at work with a wine press. Letter print on Verso. From 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', 1572-1680.

CIVITATES ORBIS TERRARUM - TUNEZ, AFRICA Y PEÑON DE VELEZ - GRABADO - SIGLO XVI. Author: GEORG BRAUN 1541-1622 / FRANS HOGENBERG. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Pennsylvania Magazine or American Monthly Museum January-December 1775 Robert Aitken British, Scottish. Pennsylvania Magazine or American Monthly Museum 355220

A correct draught of the harbours of Port Royal and Kingston, Jamaica, with the keys and shoals adjacent & from a late accurate survey, by Mr. Richard Jones, engineer, circa 1756

CIVITATES ORBIS TERRARUM - VOLCAN DE NAPOLES - GRABADO - SIGLO XVI. Author: GEORG BRAUN 1541-1622 / FRANS HOGENBERG. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Vid Novgoroda s monastyriami.. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, Russian

Cartography, 16th century. Detail from a portolan chart by Joao de Castro, 1538.

Amsterdam, Ottens, Reinier (I) & Josua, Northern Netherlands, Lisbona, Arrival of the Dutch-English fleet with King Charles III on board in Lisbon, 1704, Arrival of the Dutch-English fleet with King Charles III (Archduke Charles of Austria) on board in Lisbon, 7 March 1704. View of Lisbon with the ships of the fleet on the river Tagus in front of the city. Top left the legend, top right an inset with a map of Spain and Portugal., print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 425 mm, width 538 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1704 - 1704, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, Dutch, publisher

Porto Rico. Ogilby, John, 1600-1676. Maps, Atlases. 1671. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. America, West Indies, British , History

George Island, Sierra Leone Description: "A Plan of the Fort and Factory on George Island in the River Sierraleon or Sierra Leona, Lat. 8° 10' North. Surveyed in December, 1748, by Jos. Wade. MS. 20 feet to 1 inch. Author, Publisher, &c.: Wade, Jos." Date: 1748 map, sierraleone, georgian, wade, jos, sierraleona, 1748, georgeisland, sierraleon, colonialoffice, wadejos

The Atlas Maior is the final version of Joan Blaeu's atlas, published in Amsterdam between 1662 and 1672, in Latin (11 volumes), French (12 volumes), Dutch (9 volumes), German (10 volumes) and Spanish (10 volumes), containing 594 maps and around 3000 pages of text. It was the largest and most expensive book published in the seventeenth century. Earlier, much smaller versions, titled Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, sive, Atlas Novus, were published from 1634 onwards.

Battle of Otumba (7th July 7, 1520). Confrontation between the army of the Aztecs against Spanish troops led by Hernán Cortés. Detail of an engraving depicting Cortés' forces descending into the valley where the Aztec general was positioned (plain of Otumba Valley). "Historia de la Conquista de México, población, y progresos de la América septentrional, conocida por el nombre de Nueva España" (History of the Conquest of Mexico, population, and progress of northern America, known by the name of New Spain). Written by Antonio de Solís y Rivadeneryra (1610-1686), Chronicler of the Indies. Volume II. Edition published in Barcelona and divided into two volumes, 1771. King's printer: Thomas Piferrer. Historical Military Library of Barcelona. Catalonia, Spain.

Netherlands, Proud may you Netherlands, be of your ships, While they are swift and beautiful, fear no one at sea (...), verso - stamped, Sheet with various representations of ships. Next to the various ships the name of the ship. Numbered lower left: No. 7., print, prent, volksprent, prints, prenten, volksprenten, height 407 mm, width 332 mm, Publication (Event), Publicatie, publisher, uitgever, 1700 - 1899, paper, papier, houtsnede, kleuren, print maker, prentmaker

Cartography, Italy, 17th century. View of Matera.

Title sheet of historical Verhael, band 7 (dl. 20), 1630-1631; The twentieth - part or t 'Vervolgh of the historical advance of allowable histories, which in Europe, as a Duytslant, VRA N Ckrijck, Englant (...) Dutch: In Asia (...) in Africa (... ) In America (...) from Octobri des Jaerlen 1630 to October Syn Des Jaerlen 1631. Title Sheet of Historical Verhael, Band 7 (DL. 20), 1630-1631. Title page with two performances. Above the battle at Leipzig. Under the vice-admiral Hollar beaten with Spanish ships. A cartouche with the title in the middle.

CIVITATES ORBIS TERRARUM - HELSINGOR (DINAMARCA) - GRABADO - 1598. Author: GEORG BRAUN 1541-1622 / FRANS HOGENBERG. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION.

Unknown (-); Christian Rothgies (1630-1659), comet, which turned out in Grosswaterin, Sibenb�rgen, 14 December 1660, as well as Map of Own at Hamburg under the Storm River January 4, 1661, CIRCA 1661

Photo collection Government information service. engraving. undated. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Title page of Historisch Verhael, band 2 (dl. 4), 1622-1623, 1622 - 1623 Title sheet of Historisch Verhael, band 2 (dl. 4), 1622-1623. Title page with two performances. Above a sea battle between Dutch ships under Admiral Jochem Hendricksz Swartenhont and a Spanish and Napolitan fleet at Cabo de Molle in the Mediterranean Sea on October 6, 1622. Under the execution in The Hague of the Sing -Purders against Maurits, 1623. In the middle a canvas with the title. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper etching Mediterranean Title sheet of Historisch Verhael, band 2 (dl. 4), 1622-1623. Title page with two performances. Above a sea battle between Dutch ships under Admiral Jochem Hendricksz Swartenhont and a Spanish and Napolitan fleet at Cabo de Molle in the Mediterranean Sea on October 6, 1622. Under the execution in The Hague of the Sing -Purders against Maurits, 1623. In the middle a canvas with the title. print maker: Northern Netherlandspublisher: Amsterdam paper et

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